Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3132, 18 February 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Naval Institute. Auckland, January 16. • At a mcetiug of Volunteer and Imperial OHicors hold last night, Colonel Shepherd presiding, it was resolved to form a Naval and Military Institute at Auckland. Death of Major Walmsley. Auckland, February IG. Major Walmsley, Manager New Zealand Stud Company, died at the hospital, Adelaide, yesterday, He left some'. months ago with a shipment of horses for India, and during his stay he was prostrated with malarial fevdr and arrived at Albany a few weeks ago. The Te Kooti Scare. Gisboiine, Monday. There is an intense feeling amongst the country settlers. A meeting will be held this morning, when it is expected three hundred armed settlers will be enrolled to prevent Te Kooti reaching the meeting place. The leading settlers are heading the movement. Te Kooti is expected here on Tuesday, and it is fearee 1 , unless the Government give absolute orders to Te Kooti, great trouble may arise,

The English Mails., ' Wellington, Monday. The steamer Alameda, «ith the English roaiU of 26th ult., left San Francisoo for Auckland on 11th inst, two days late, The Mariposa, with the colonial mails of 28th ult., arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on 10th inst, contract day, The Scab Outbreak.

OiißißiopßpH, Jfobrarry J))' This morning a party of 'miiaterers employed by -the (Goyernment .discovered one scabby sheep jn a flock of 800, on the Euipi Eim, ten miles off Kaikoura.. The flock jias been, isolated and will probnbiy be destroyed. Kheow, February 16, The outbreak of scab ia of less gravity than at first; reported,. and isconfined to an isolated portion of the flock.. Four-fifths of the sheep have been yarded for about a fortnight without any sigu of infection manifestjiig itself, It is conjeciitr?.il that the. wethers liaye become- infected"from a stray" wild sheep ffoin the tops on the adjoining j&own land. -There',is_ no dangor of the disease spreading. /""'."•: . '-.V.;V'.' .''; ':Monday. : : : .TJje,Government has decided to destroy'the■ infected portion oljhe flook : of about eight hundred sheep, Md ffee infected portion ,■ of GlbsonSCOUu.'!'/^-/:•;;-..;! .